peck·er \ˈpekə(r)\noun (-s) Etymology:peck (II) + -er 1.: one that pecks: as a.: an instrument for pecking (as a pick) b.: woodpecker c.: a bird's bill 2. a.: nose b.chiefly Britain: courage, spirits — used chiefly in the phrase keep one's pecker up < one thing … helped to keep the pecker up during the journey — P.G.Wodehouse > 3.: penis — often considered vulgar